Georgetown Kitchen Remodel Moving Along

This week the most beautiful granite in the world was installed by Tileworks of Austin. The granite is called CD Beauty. (Yep, never heard of it before, either.) Tileworks has a showroom in Austin which showcases natural stone, Corion, Zodiac, custom architectural cut stone columns, fireplaces, glass tiles, decorative tiles, porcelain, ceramic tiles, just about any hard surface.  They have a $5 million fabricating facility and a trained staff to assist clients with information on product and installation.   YoungStone is next door and is a world importer, wholesaler, and distributor of first quality granite, marble, and travertine. 

YoungStone is where we found the granite for the the project I've been raving about. The granite has been installed and is every bit as exciting installed as it was sitting out there in the dirty slab yard. Here's your first peek....

CD Beauty Granite

Everybody has their thing.  Some people love motorcycles and notice every one on the road. Some people really really love rims on a truck. I wouldn't notice if mine were stolen right off my own SUV.  My thing? This. I love interiors. I love finishes.  Some may see this photo and see unfinished cabinets, an ungrouted backsplash, unfinished electrical.  I see a piece of stone that is a true miracle in its majesty. It's millions of years old. The coloring is stunning. It's a modern day miracle just to get it quarried, put on a boat, and brought the thousands of miles it had to travel to end up here in Georgetown, TX. That was its own miracle. So I see that granite and I appreciate it for being so much more than just a pretty counter top.

It is also why we chose a very neutral backsplash.  You can't see it in these photos, but the client has wonderful existing saltillo floors throughout the house (which look amazing with  the granite BTW!) So with the very strong colors of the saltillo and the granite we chose a neutral splash with an offset pattern. I also suggested to the client that we not put deco's or liners running through the splash for the same reason.  The granite is the focal point, the saltillo is a close second, and there doesn't need to be a third runner up.

We did however put one piece of art, above the cooktop.  We had some onsite discussions about the inset.  In the end, we ended up with the perfect installation.

Discussion

Final Decision

 Appliances went into today.  The light fixtures also went in today but I didn't get a photo of those.  Next time.  We are in the final push. Cabinet doors next week and then the client has some furniture to get and a few detail items but we're just about finished.